The budget process took another step forward as Governor Perdue addressed the Senate and House members of the all important Appropriations Committee moments ago. His presentation leads off opportunities for State agency leadership to present their own budget priorities for their departments - allowing for time from members. Of course, our focus will be on the budgets under Departments of Community Health (DCH) and Human Resources (DHR). Commissioner Rhonda Medows of DCH will present (with her staff) this afternoon and Commissioner BJ Walker of DHR will have her chance tomorrow morning.
In about 30 minutes, the Governor laid out his priorities as education, roads and tourism. Governor Perdue repeated his commitment to education as a 3% pay raise for teachers and state employees. He talked about funding that will be directed to improving Georgia's roads as an investment in preparing for new and supporting existing businesses. Finally, he affirmed his focus on initiatives that focus on fishing and fishing as his "Go Fish Georgia" project. As evidence of the need for this expansion, he cited that Georgia has fewer bass tournaments than our neighboring states.
Following the Governor, the Department of Revenue presented an overview of their initiatives from the last year.
All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) is Atlanta's preeminent resource on developmental disabilities, providing support services to families for more than 55 years. We are often the one place where people with developmental disabilities can go to achieve personal empowerment, family stability and community participation. AADD provides family support; public policy and advocacy; and community engagement.
No comments:
Post a Comment